Rosaceae FAMILY

Cotoneaster frigidus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cotoneaster frigidus is a deciduous shrub that can grow up to 10.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas.

HabitatShrubberies and riversides, especially in Nepal, 2200 - 3400 metres from Uttar Pradesh to S.W. China[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ]. River valleys, broad-leaved deciduous forests on slopes, 2800 - 3300 metres in Tibet[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].